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The Didache

The Second Commandment

Chapter 2

~1 min

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The second commandment of the teaching is this:

You shall not murder; you shall not commit adultery; you shall not sexually abuse boys; you shall not commit sexual immorality; you shall not steal; you shall not practice magic; you shall not practice sorcery; you shall not murder a child by abortion, nor shall you kill one after birth; you shall not covet what belongs to your neighbor.

You shall not swear falsely; you shall not bear false witness; you shall not speak evil of others; you shall not bear a grudge.

You shall not be double-minded or double-tongued, for a double tongue is a snare of death.

Your speech shall not be false or empty, but fulfilled in action.

You shall not be greedy, grasping, hypocritical, malicious, or proud. You shall not devise an evil plan against your neighbor.

You shall not hate anyone. Some you shall correct, for some you shall pray, and some you shall love more than your own life.

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